The Missouri baseball team matched the best team in the country for seven innings on Friday night but couldn't come away with a win.
In the first game of three at No. 1 Florida in Gainesville, Florida, the Tigers entered the eighth inning knotted up with the Gators at a run apiece. But Wil Dalton delivered a two-out, two-run double as Florida (30-6, 10-3 Southeastern Conference) stole a chance of a marquee win from Missouri (24-10, 6-7 SEC) with a 3-1 victory.
Sikkema pitches into eighth
Missouri's starting rotation continued to fire with an excellent outing from sophomore left-hander T.